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Is the SAN dying? The reason that I ask this question is that MSFT has unleashed technologies this year that point in that direction Always ON Availability Groups shuns shared storage Windows 2012 has Storage Replication Technology that does not require Read More...

The old Hardware Compatibility List which was renamed the "Windows Catalog" is no more. When creating a Clustered Solution, you need to have a system that is Certified for clustering or there will be no official support. This has been a point of pain Read More...

When you start to look at SQL Server 2008, there is a sub-theme of using compression to help drive performance and usefulness. When I hear the word compression, my first thought is "No - I remember Stacker". How many years ago was that obscure reference? Read More...